Good Ones:Club for a chip IRON [I thought playing cards: ante]
Back biter? MOLAR
Mysterious character RUNE [oldie but goodie]
Court cover-up ROBE [I thought “tarp”]
Works on a muffler KNITS [I thought cars]
Formerly, formerly ERST [another oldie but goodie]
The way it goes FATE
Parade concern RAIN [as in “don’t rain on my parade”?]
Theme: adding a letter in front of a word in a phrase yields a different meaning
Packrat’s moving need? LONG-U-HAUL
Stripper’s scrapbook item? FIRST-G-STRING
Topnotch Carnival vessel? A-ONELINER
Some Nits to Pick:Impressionists APERS [I know it’s in all the puzzles, but that’s only where we see it.]
UOMO [acceptable if this puzzle were for the Milanese]
Uncompromising words IINSIST [yes, but this expression connotes a polite suggestion that the speaker wants his way --- usually to the advantage of the listener]
Stretched to the max TAUT [it really means tightly strung, not maximally so]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
